Disappointment in Sussex's 2030 season, pipped to the Championship title by a single point. First time we've failed to win since the early 2020s. Halfway through 2031 now, normal service being resumed

Wow thats dedication to play 20+ county seasons! I always start a game with Somerset on each ICC version I buy and end up playing 7-8 seasons by which time my side starts to dominate and I tend to give up and start again with a new side.

Don't tend to bother with any of that. I have average attacking-ness for the bowling/fielding; bowling straight and to a good length; and I never amend the field manually.

I'm usually like this but I tend to up the field aggression for bowlers taking wickets. Still not sure if it actually helps, could be confirmation bias that makes me do it. One thing I find works is to always have a couple of slips in during ODIs, or you get a ton of singles off edges to third man.

I generally look at the weaknesses of a batsman and bowl to that. Only really change the aggression though, 1 less than max for most of an FC game (dropping if they get on top), and full defensive in List A/T20.

Did have some success getting Chris Woakes to bowl with full aggression to an ultra-defensive field one day though.

My sworn enemy:

Originally Posted by Hurricane

I hate s smith.

Quotes of the Year:

Originally Posted by ohnoitsyou

All hail KW, GOAT.

Originally Posted by Jono

Honestly if Dan isn't the greatest living creature on Earth, he is only second behind Luggage.

What's the best line-up you can put together with a county team (within the first few years - not exclusively regens)?

I think mine would be hard to top:

Michael Carberry

Phil Mustard

Jonathan Trott

Ian Bell

Nick Compton

Dawid Malan

Tim Ambrose

Shakib al-Hasan

Chris Woakes

Tim Murtagh

Boyd Rankin

Considering Mustard, Malan and Ambrose have turned gun in my game, it's one hell of an XI. James Ord (who averages 50 in FC cricket), Joe Root, Gary Ballance, Jos Buttler, Rikki Clarke and Matt Coles make up some of my bench strength. Touch light on bowling depth, but that batting line-up is far-and-away the best in the CC, IMO.